Wait; A Poem By Lizzy
zac | February 1, 2010
Lizzy, my ten-year-old, wrote a poem this past weekend. It betrays her frustration with not being allowed to play outside — and her frustration with so much more.
Wait
I sit in my room and wait.
I wait to play outside.
To walk across a stream.
To catch squirrels with bait.
I count to ten and wait.
I wait to heal my [...]